Meet Adam
In 2023, I made the decision to walk away from a six-figure executive role in order to become a stay-at-home father to my two wonderful children. The lessons I have learned in a life well-lived will inform my philosophy and I am eager to share with others to help promote more dads to increase their involvement at home.
Life as a Dad
I became a dad in 2017 to our first child and welcomed our second in 2023. After dealing with in-home daycares, nanny-shares, and working to build a village of support for our first — I welcome being a stay-at-home dad moving forward and supporting other dads to become more involved with their families as I have.
When some seasoned fathers in my life learned I was becoming a dad in 2017, I couldn’t believe how many of them gave me such sage and passioned advice along with sharing that it was the best time of their lives. I have to admit they were right and I’m eager to form a deeper relationship with my children while supporting my wife through my approach to managing the home with the skills I have gained my entire life.
As for what’s to come — follow on the blog here, as well as enjoy the content you will find on my social media channels and YouTube.
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Life as a Social Worker
I graduated with my Masters in Social Work in 2014 from Loyola University - Chicago and then obtained my LCSW credential after completing supervised clinical hours in 2018.
As a Social Worker, I was fortunate to be hired into the Veterans Health Administration where I was able to work in Homeless Services, serve as a therapist in a dual-diagnosis clinic, and also work at the community-level to provide suicide prevention interventions for south central Wisconsin serving 19 counties.
Most recently, I held the position as Executive Director of Sierra Delta, a national non-profit with the mission of helping Veterans and their families improve their lives through providing training grants and a supportive community,
In my career as a Social Worker, I worked within a strengths-based framework build heavily on the work of Carl Rogers, William Miller, and Stephen Rollnick - believing strongly in the power of unconditional positive regard and using a guiding approach to help people through their change process. I also believe strongly in the benefit of assertive communication and clear, agreed-upon expectations.
Life as a Military Veteran
I was one of those kids who graduated high school in 2001 and immediately joined the workforce. I wanted to go to college, however did not put in the work necessary to make that life transition right away. After the tragic events of September 11th, I did some serious introspection and decided to join the Army as a combat medic so that I could serve as I believed my generation should, but also so that I could get the life changing benefits of the GI Bill and the VA Home Loan program.
My first duty station was Fort Irwin, California where I joined the famed 1st Squadron of the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment and was able to deploy as a front-line medic for Bandit Troop 1/11 ACR for our 12-month deployment to western Baghdad in 2005.
Without getting into the gritty details of a combat deployment, I will say that I learned a lot about myself to include; the benefit of being incredibly organized, having a strong attention to detail, learning how much I could tolerate and give mentally and physically, and most importantly — how to process the loss of those lost that were so close to you.
I have learned to live a life filled with passion, full of joy, and in honor of those who have come before me.